Chapter Seventy-Two

Chapter Seventy-Two

It wasn't that Max didn't think about becoming a reliable son-in-law in Mr. James's eyes. However, over the past four years, even getting a private meeting with his father-in-law had been tough, let alone gaining his trust.

Aside from the project to build a shopping center on the outskirts of the city, Max hadn't undertaken any large projects before this. But how could he make James truly trust in his abilities? It wasn't that he didn't try; Max often felt that no matter how much effort he put in, into Mr. James, Max was merely an accessory to his daughter.

Max was sick of having to bow to his father-in-law's whims, he hated the feeling of having to submit to someone. Clearly, he could outperform anyone in the company, but Mr. James never entrusted him with significant projects, or important documents, or allowed him to voice his opinions at critical meetings.

Pearl's suggestion wasn't bad, given that Bella was Mr. James's beloved daughter. If Bella couldn't get pregnant, she'd surely be heartbroken, and Mr. James would be very worried. But if he knew his son-in-law still cared for her and supported her, getting the company would just be a matter of time.

Even though Max felt physically exhausted and his mind was starting to cloud over, he still tried to think about this. At the outset, he did want Bella to get pregnant and have children. After that, even if he didn't force her, a woman like Bella would likely choose to become a homemaker to care for the child.

However, after listening to Pearl, Max realized that his plan had a major flaw. There was no guarantee Bella would choose to become a homemaker, and the child might become a shackle for him rather than for Bella.

Pearl gave a seductive smile and said, "I'm not stopping you from having sex with Bella, but think about it: as long as Bella's father is alive, you'll never be able to touch the company or harm Bella."

Max felt his vision start to blur, unable to resist the wave of sleepiness washing over him. He drowsily replied, "You're right, Pearl..."

"So... Max, Max, did you fall asleep?" Pearl was ready for action, feeling quite aroused, but the man in front of her had already fallen asleep.

Though annoyed that she couldn't have sex, she was quite satisfied that Max came running to her room the moment she called him. Additionally, Max agreed to her suggestion. Pearl couldn't let Bella get pregnant with Max's child. Over the years, she endured being the third wheel, the woman in the shadows of Max's life. However, no matter how much she endured, she couldn't tolerate the idea of Max having a child with Bella.

If Max insisted on having a child with Bella, Pearl would have to devise a plan to kill Bella and Max's child. But luckily, Max seemed to think her plan was better than his own.

This time, Max's rush to Pearl's room wasn't voluntary, unlike the previous times. Pearl had threatened to expose everything he'd done with Bella if he didn't come immediately. At first, Max thought Pearl was just being petty, but when she actually sent picture messages to Bella, he rushed to her room as she had demanded.

...

Bella was sleeping when she felt someone beside her, thinking Max had returned. She mumbled in a daze, looking at the silhouette sitting beside her, "Max, have you come back?"

"Huh? Your husband is in your best friend's room. He might not come back tonight," a man's voice replied, laughing as he gazed at Bella, who was still groggy.

The familiar voice startled Bella, making her realize she wasn't dreaming. She was in her own room, and she was shocked to see Levi here. How did he get in, and why was he here?

"Why are you here? Wait... how did you get in? Besides, how do you have the card to this room? This is a VIP room!" Bella jumped out of bed. This was a VIP room in a hotel, so security was supposed to be tight. Even if Levi was staying in the same hotel, he couldn't just enter other rooms.

Levi shrugged, looking very mysterious, and said, "It seems like you really like asking people a lot of questions at once, right?" But you don't need to pay attention to that..." Pausing for a moment, Levi glanced at Bella, she was still bewildered and didn't understand what was going on. He said, “Aren't you going to thank me? Didn't I already say earlier that I would show up at the right time? Did you forget?”

Bella tilted her head slightly, not understanding his words. "What do you mean-?... Could it be..."

Bella suddenly realized that the phone call that made Max leave in a hurry could be from Pearl, but how was that connected to Levi, and what did Levi do?

"That's right, I knew for sure you didn't want to have sex with your husband, so I had your best friend called to pull Max away. If Max hadn't left, I probably wouldn't have had the chance to sit here. Do you think I'm nice? You should thank me because I care a lot about your sexual psychology," Levi said arrogantly, looking extremely pleased as if he had done something good and was waiting for a thank-you from her.

At this moment, Bella understood. Although she didn’t know how Levi managed it, this man’s methods were always mysterious, difficult to understand, and hard to grasp, just like how he entered her room without making a sound.

But that didn’t matter, because, in the end, she didn’t have to spend a night with that cheating jerk.

If it really was thanks to Levi, then Bella was truly grateful. "Thank you, even though I don't know how you did it. But maybe now Max can't do anything to Pearl anyway."

Now it was Levi's turn to be not understand. Bella pointed at the empty cup on the table and said, "Before, I gave Max sleeping pills. With that large amount of sleeping pills, Max is probably fast asleep by now. Of course, I didn't want to sleep with him, so I had prepared a few things before coming here."

Therefore, even without Levi and Pearl's call, Bella could have handled this on her own but in a different way, so there was no need for Levi to intervene. The sleeping pills that Max drank were just a portion of what she had intentionally brought with her, which is why Bella didn’t avoid or resist Max's touches. Because she was sure Max wouldn't be able to go through with it.

Levi squinted at Bella, his smile becoming twisted and roguish, seeming very satisfied and pleased. Because Bella was focused on the empty cup and her thoughts, she didn't notice Levi's intense gaze on her.

"I was wondering… how much longer do you want to drag this out? Wouldn't it be easier to just tell Mr. James, and everything would be solved more easily?" Levi raised an eyebrow and asked. Of course, he knew Bella wanted to take revenge herself, but this had been going on for more than half a year.

Initially, when Levi received Bella's cooperation proposal, he was interested and intrigued, so he agreed to collaborate since he was very idle anyway. However, Levi thought this whole affair wouldn’t last more than three months.

As Levi said, if she told her father about this, everything would be quickly and efficiently resolved, but if she had wanted it that way from the start, this wouldn't have dragged on for so long as now.

Wouldn't that be too easy for the two cheaters? Moreover, if she didn’t deal with it herself, Bella wouldn’t feel satisfied.

Bella frowned at him. "You want me to tell my father about this?"

"Not at all. If your father knows and he resolves it, then I won’t be able to continue to make love with you the way I want to. I was just curious," Levi did not hesitate to answer, he spoke so casually that Bella was speechless.

Bella thought this man would say something a bit more refined, but he still thought with his lower body in the end. Bella thought to herself and unconsciously glanced down at his crotch.